# Accident 20130824015739A: Piper PA-22-108, Faribault, MN, August 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2013, 19:00 local time
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Airport: Faribault Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3275° N, 93.3106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3275&lon=-93.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4888Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4888Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 29 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA508) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130824015739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 12 AT FBL WITH WIND FROM 160 AT 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS ACCORDING TO THE PILOT.  FBL WINDS REPORTED AT 2423Z AS 150@16G21.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED  A TAXIWAY LIGHT, 2 RUNWAY LIGHTS AND A RUNWAY SIGN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE TAXIED TO THE HANGAR FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13CA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA508), Aug 25, 2013: Piper PA-22-108 (N4888Z), Faribault, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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